Job Description
The Product Developer for Footwear at 5.11 Tactical is responsible for managing the development process from concept through production hand-off, in accordance with end-user needs, corporate standards for quality, consistency & functionality, while meeting price, minimums, sourcing strategies, and exceeding customer expectations. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, detailed, and action-orientated, with the ability to be flexible and manage a large workload in a fast-paced environment.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
DEVELOPMENT
Participate in vendor and creative meetings regarding products and materials for each season and stage of development.
Monitor, track, and report on status of all requested photos, SMS, marketing, and confirmation samples.
Maintain seasonal sample tracking lists
Create and review Product Specification sheets for accuracy, completeness, quality, affordability, and compliance.
Understanding of HTS codes and customs duty for footwear
Coordinate with overseas offices and cross-functional teams to manage sample deliverables within the established calendar to ensure the timeliness of prototypes, SMS, and confirmation samples.
Enter product information (style numbers, names, and costing inputs) into appropriate spreadsheets and information systems.
Continually support innovation in materials, technologies, construction, and applications.
Maintain accurate record keeping for ISO compliance and reference.
Coordinate multiple project timelines and update the internal team regularly on the status of seasonal commercialization.
Collaborate with Sourcing and suppliers throughout the Development timeline
Support cross-functional teams with technical product information (i.e. ARK, Bid Specs, etc.).
Manage processes, data, and file requests
Domestic and overseas travel, as needed
Other duties as assigned
FOOTWEAR FIT AND WEAR TESTING
Coordinate samples and surveys across both Professional and Wholesale footwear categories
Scheduling, communications, and recruiting of product testing partners
Execute and maintain Fit and Wear-Test protocols for both onsite & remote testing
Data management
Other duties as assigned
CALENDAR
Follow calendar to ensure timely turnover of development dates
Support the maintenance of product development calendars
Work closely with Design, Product Management, and Sourcing to resolve delivery and material issues affecting samples and production.
Monitor calendar daily to promote the flow of development and resolve calendar variances with team and management.
Coordinate with Marketing to deliver photoshoot and catalog samples each season
Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform the job successfully, an individual should have the following credentials:
Company Description
“We are innovators who make purpose-built gear for life's most demanding missions.” Our ethos defines our culture – Trusted, Responsive, Accountable and Committed. ETHOS: At 5.11 Tactical, everyone has the opportunity to be a leader and perform in an exceptional manner. We strive to uphold our Ethos which defines our culture – Trusted, Responsive, Accountable and Committed. • Trusted Strive to create trust in everything we do, starting with self-trust and relationship trust. We work on the components of integrity, intent, capability and results. • Responsive Listen to the needs of our end-user Professionals, then develop, produce and deliver solutions to their problems. Each of us chooses to be a leader and takes charge of what is within our circle of influence. • Accountable Seek to achieve results with a bias for action. We like to compete and be measured against the most demanding standards to ensure our continued success. • Committed Overcome obstacles to accomplish our goals and support our team members when challenges arise. We complete commitments and seek to ‘over-deliver” relative to expectations. 5.11 Tactical has established itself as the fastest-growing and most well-known brand of tactical apparel, gear and functional products in the world. Through a commitment to operator-led product innovation, quality and compelling value, 5.11 has developed a loyal following among some of the most demanding and discerning end-users of apparel and gear. At our Operations Center in Manteca and Development Center in Irvine, we leverage our deep relationships with Law Enforcement, Special Forces Operators and First Responders to gain unique insights. The results are products that break new ground combining ruggedness, speed, range of motion and ultimate comfort in professional duty, tactical training, adventure, women’s tactical, fitness and industrial professionals. 5.11’s practice is to hire at 18 years of age and older only Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)